Fayette
Fayette is an almost-exclusively masculine given name which may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Fayette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fayette is an almost-exclusively masculine given name which may refer to:
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The Story of Fayette
As a girl name
American parents first put Fayette on the record books as a girl name in 1895, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1955, when 28 Fayettes were born — ranking #2,024 that year. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Fayettes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 584 Fayettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Fayette as a boy name dates back to 1880, when 8 babies received it. 1923 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Fayette — #1,551 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Fayettes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1962 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 438 Fayettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Fayette
Phonetically similar names — useful when Fayette is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Fate
- Faint
- Faced
- Fait
- Fete
- Fet
- Faked
- Fiat
- Feint
- Fett
- Fette
- Feight
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Fayette
Fayette is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 584 births in the dataset. Fayette's peak popularity came in 1955 when it ranked #2,024. Use the chart and map above to compare Fayette's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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